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William Rhem Jr.

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William was born in Frankfurt, Germany and raised in the Gullah Islands Of Beaufort, South Carolina. Coming from a city of authentic African heritage and culture, stepping and dancing became a part of him at an early age! Growing up, William found love in music, allowing him to discover dance through being a Drum Major of his high school band and a member of the step teams from elementary to high school! His 10-year commitment to music eventually lead him to receive a music scholarship to one of the top historically black colleges and universities music programs at Bethune-Cookman University. During his college career, William joined a south Florida style hip-hop group called "What's Next?" who were featured in BET’s Spring Bling 2009! Directly after graduation, William began his graduate career at Florida A&M University studying Community Counseling. In 2013, William moved to Atlanta, GA and began training with the Atlanta Dance Connection under the direction of Leyvon Campbell & Allyne Gartrell and as a scholarship student at Gotta Dance Atlanta! With such a natural talent, William was able to hone in on his technical abilities and grow rapidly. After his first year of classical training, he was rewarded full scholarships to the Dallas Black Dance Theatre Summer Intensive, Bates Dance Festival, Debbie Allen Dance Academy and Joffrey Ballet. William took full advantage of the opportunities presented to him, leading him to study with amazing choreographers and companies such as Jennifer Archibald's ARCHCORE40 NYC, Anthony Burrell's: Breaking Barriers Elite, Grounded Aerial Dance Theatre & Philadanco! The Philadelphia Dance Company. He has performed in productions such as Dance Africa, "Straight Outta Philly", Bravo's: Married to Medicine, America's Got Talent, American Idol Season 12 Winner: Candice Glover: Music Speaks Tour, 2018 ASC New York Fashion Week and Mido Swiss Watches. William has toured, taught and performed all around the U.S. as well as internationally in countries such as France, and Spain! He is also an aerialist and certified bungee instructor!